There are a lot of bad band names out there, so let’s give credit where it’s due: Drab Majesty, the LA-based project of enigmatic musician Deb Demure, came up with a moniker that perfectly matches his band's look and sound. Drab Majesty’s aesthetic is androgynous and avant-goth, while their new album Modern Mirror is a modern reinterpretation of Ovid’s “Narcissus” myth filtered through a towering wall of lush synth-pop, dazzling darkwave, pastel dreams, and deadpan delivery. One of the year's most uniquely interesting albums, it’s majestic, for sure, and drab not in sound, but in state of mind.

by Ben Salmon